Oban Triptych: Kabuki Scene (Center) Nakamura Utaemon IV as Higuchi Jirô Kanemitsu disguised as the sendô (boatman) Matsuemon Play: Hiragana Seisuiki (???????) / Utagawa Kuniyoshi
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- Accession Number
- 2011/2.193.2
- Title
- Oban Triptych: Kabuki Scene (Center) Nakamura Utaemon IV as Higuchi Jirô Kanemitsu disguised as the sendô (boatman) Matsuemon Play: Hiragana Seisuiki (???????)
- Artist
- Utagawa Kuniyoshi
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1849-1853
- Object Creation Place
- Asia
- Japan
- Creation Place 1
- Asia
- Creation Place 2
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 36.2 cm x 78.11 cm (14 1/4 in. x 30 3/4 in.)
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- color print
- Physical Description
- One of a set of three woodblock prints in traditional Japanese style depicting a Kabuki scene, the classical form of dance-drama in Japan.
- Subject Matter
- This triptych treats scenes from the play Hiragana Seisuiki, which records the Battles between the Minamoto and Taira Clans in the 12th Century.
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2462 x 3573
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2011/2.193.2
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"Oban Triptych: Kabuki Scene (Center) Nakamura Utaemon IV as Higuchi Jirô Kanemitsu disguised as the sendô (boatman) Matsuemon Play: Hiragana Seisuiki (???????); Utagawa Kuniyoshi." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-2.193.2/2011_2_193_2.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.